CIP cleaning system for soy sauce production

By introducing the CIP cleaning system in soy sauce production and automating the cleaning process, the high cost and low efficiency problems caused by manual cleaning are solved, and efficient and safe cleaning effects are achieved.

CN223417902UActive Publication Date: 2025-10-10LEE KUM KEE XIN HUI FOOD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202422745270.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-11-11
Publication Date
2025-10-10
Estimated Expiration
2034-11-11

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Technical Problem

In the existing soy sauce production process, the conventional cleaning system requires manual operation, resulting in high production costs and low efficiency.

Method used

The CIP cleaning system is used, including alkali barrels, diluted alkali tanks, water tanks, disinfection water barrels, pumps and cleaning pipes. Automatic cleaning is achieved through the control unit, reducing manual intervention and improving efficiency.

Benefits of technology

The automatic cleaning of soy sauce production equipment is realized, which reduces labor costs and improves production efficiency and cleaning effects.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a CIP cleaning system for soy sauce production. The CIP cleaning system comprises an alkali barrel, a diluted alkali cylinder, a water cylinder, a disinfection water barrel, a first disinfection pump, a second disinfection pump, an alkali adding diaphragm air pump, a first cleaning pipe, a second cleaning pipe and a control unit, the alkali adding diaphragm air pump pumps concentrated alkali liquor in the alkali barrel into the diluted alkali cylinder to be prepared into alkaline cleaning fluid, the diluted alkali cylinder is provided with a first liquid outlet valve, a second liquid outlet valve and a water inlet valve, the first liquid outlet valve is connected with the first cleaning pipe, the second liquid outlet valve is connected with the second cleaning pipe, and the water inlet valve is connected with an external tap water pipe; the water tank is connected with an external tap water pipe, the water tank is provided with a first water outlet pipe and a second water outlet pipe, the first water outlet pipe is connected with the first cleaning pipe, the second water outlet pipe is connected with the second cleaning pipe, and the first disinfection pump and the second disinfection pump convey concentrated acid liquor in the disinfection bucket into the first water outlet pipe and the second water outlet pipe; and the first cleaning pipe and the second cleaning pipe are respectively connected with a cleaning port of equipment to be cleaned.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of production and processing, in particular to a CIP cleaning system for soy sauce production. Background Art

[0002] During the soy sauce processing and production process, it is necessary to involve the sanitation and cleaning of many sedimentation equipment, storage tanks, and pipelines. The cleaning work of each production link is crucial. Negligence in cleaning at any link may bring serious food safety hazards.

[0003] At present, the conventional cleaning system is manually opened for valve cleaning. During cleaning, the valves of the entire production process need to be manually opened, and then all pipes and tanks need to be cleaned several times until they are clean. Then, all related valves need to be closed to enable the equipment to be used normally. This is very time-consuming and labor-intensive, and has high labor costs. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of the utility model is to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art and provide a CIP cleaning system for soy sauce production, which solves the problems of high production cost and low production efficiency of conventional off-line cleaning in the current soy sauce processing and production process.

[0005] The technical solution of the utility model is: a CIP cleaning system for soy sauce production, comprising: an alkali barrel, a dilution alkali tank, a water tank, a disinfection water barrel, a first disinfection pump, a second disinfection pump, an alkali adding diaphragm air pump, a first cleaning pipe, a second cleaning pipe and a control unit;

[0006] The alkali adding diaphragm air pump can pump the concentrated alkali solution in the alkali barrel into the diluted alkali cylinder to prepare an alkaline cleaning solution. The diluted alkali cylinder is provided with a first liquid outlet valve, a second liquid outlet valve and a water inlet valve. The first liquid outlet valve is connected to the first cleaning pipe, the second liquid outlet valve is connected to the second cleaning pipe, and the water inlet valve is connected to the external tap water pipe.

[0007] The water tank is connected to an external tap water pipe, and is provided with a first water outlet pipe and a second water outlet pipe, wherein the first water outlet pipe is connected to a first cleaning pipe, and the second water outlet pipe is connected to the second cleaning pipe, and a first water outlet valve is provided on the first water outlet pipe, and a second water outlet valve is provided on the second water outlet pipe;

[0008] The first disinfection pump can transport the concentrated acid liquid in the disinfection water bucket to the first water outlet pipe, and the second disinfection pump can transport the concentrated acid liquid in the disinfection water bucket to the second water outlet pipe;

[0009] The first cleaning pipe and the second cleaning pipe can be connected to the cleaning port of the equipment to be cleaned respectively. The first cleaning pipe is provided with a first delivery pump, and the second cleaning pipe is provided with a second delivery pump;

[0010] The control unit is electrically connected to the alkali-adding diaphragm air pump, the water inlet valve, the first liquid outlet valve, the second liquid outlet valve, the first water outlet valve, the second water outlet valve, the first disinfection pump, the second disinfection pump, the first delivery pump and the second delivery pump respectively.

[0011] Furthermore, the first disinfection pump and the second disinfection pump are centrifugal pumps with preset openings and constant power.

[0012] Furthermore, the water tank is provided with a first sewage valve.

[0013] Furthermore, the dilution alkali cylinder is provided with a second sewage valve.

[0014] Furthermore, the dilution alkali cylinder is provided with an alkali recovery pipeline, and the alkali recovery pipeline is provided with an alkali recovery valve.

[0015] Furthermore, the alkali recovery pipeline is provided with a sewage pipeline, and the sewage pipeline is provided with a third sewage valve.

[0016] Furthermore, the dilution alkali tank and the water tank are both provided with exhaust gas discharge ports.

[0017] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0018] The utility model is a CIP cleaning system for soy sauce production. By adding a set of CIP cleaning system to soy sauce production and processing equipment, the original manual cleaning is replaced by automatic cleaning by the system, thereby reducing the labor intensity of employees, improving efficiency and improving cleaning effect. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the work flow of the CIP cleaning system of the present invention.

[0020] Alkali barrel 1, diluted alkali cylinder 2, water inlet valve 21, second sewage valve 22, alkali recovery valve 23, third sewage valve 24, first liquid outlet valve 25, second liquid outlet valve 26, water cylinder 3, first water outlet valve 31, second water outlet valve 32, first sewage valve 33, disinfection water barrel 4, first disinfection pump 41, second disinfection pump 42, alkali adding diaphragm air pump 5, first cleaning pipe 6, first delivery pump 61, second cleaning pipe 7, second delivery pump 72. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] In order to facilitate the understanding of the present invention, the present invention is described in more detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It should be noted that when an element is described as "fixed to" another element, it can be directly on the other element, or there can be one or more centered elements therebetween. When an element is described as "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element, or there can be one or more centered elements therebetween. The terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "inside", "outside" and similar expressions used in this specification are for illustrative purposes only.

[0022] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used in this specification have the same meanings as those commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which this utility model belongs. The terms used in this specification and in the description of this utility model are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit this utility model. The term "and / or" used in this specification includes any and all combinations of one or more of the relevant listed items.

[0023] The soy sauce processing and production process involves the sanitation and cleaning of numerous sedimentation equipment, storage tanks, and pipelines. Currently, conventional cleaning systems rely on manual valve opening and cleaning. This requires manually opening valves throughout the production process, then cleaning all pipes and tanks several times until they are completely clean, and then closing all relevant valves to restore normal operation of the equipment. This is extremely time-consuming and labor-intensive, increasing labor costs. To address these issues, the present application provides a CIP cleaning system for soy sauce production. The CIP cleaning system, commonly known as a cleaning-in-place system, allows equipment to be cleaned without disassembling or moving the device. The present application's CIP cleaning system eliminates the need to disassemble the equipment to be cleaned and can be performed automatically, resulting in safety and efficiency.

[0024] In some embodiments, as Figure 1 As shown, a CIP cleaning system for soy sauce production is provided, comprising: an alkali barrel 1, a dilution alkali barrel 2, a water barrel 3, a disinfection water barrel 4, a first disinfection pump 41, a second disinfection pump 42, an alkali adding diaphragm air pump 5, a first cleaning pipe 6, a second cleaning pipe 7 and a control unit;

[0025] The alkali adding diaphragm air pump 5 can pump the concentrated alkali solution in the alkali barrel 1 into the diluted alkali cylinder 2 to prepare an alkaline cleaning solution. The diluted alkali cylinder 2 is provided with a first liquid outlet valve 25, a second liquid outlet valve 26 and a water inlet valve 21. The first liquid outlet valve 25 is connected to the first cleaning pipe 6, the second liquid outlet valve 26 is connected to the second cleaning pipe 7, and the water inlet valve 21 is connected to the external tap water pipe;

[0026] The water tank 3 is connected to the external tap water pipe, and the water tank 3 is provided with a first water outlet pipe and a second water outlet pipe. The first water outlet pipe is connected to the first cleaning pipe 6, and the second water outlet pipe is connected to the second cleaning pipe 7. The first water outlet pipe is provided with a first water outlet valve 31, and the second water outlet pipe is provided with a second water outlet valve 32.

[0027] The first disinfection pump 41 can transport the concentrated acid liquid in the disinfection water bucket 4 to the first water outlet pipe, and the second disinfection pump 42 can transport the concentrated acid liquid in the disinfection water bucket 4 to the second water outlet pipe;

[0028] The first cleaning pipe 6 and the second cleaning pipe 7 can be connected to the cleaning port of the equipment to be cleaned respectively. The first cleaning pipe 6 is provided with a first delivery pump 61, and the second cleaning pipe 7 is provided with a second delivery pump 72;

[0029] The control unit is electrically connected to the alkali-adding diaphragm air pump 5, the water inlet valve 21, the first liquid outlet valve 25, the second liquid outlet valve 26, the first water outlet valve 31, the second water outlet valve 32, the first disinfection pump 41, the second disinfection pump 42, the first delivery pump 61 and the second delivery pump 72 respectively.

[0030] The working steps of the CIP cleaning system in this application are as follows:

[0031] Step S1: Dispose of the materials in the equipment to be cleaned, and connect the first cleaning pipe 6 and the second cleaning pipe 7 to the cleaning ports of the equipment to be cleaned respectively;

[0032] Step S2: Water washing; the control module controls the first water outlet valve 31 and the second water outlet valve 32 to open, so that the water in the water tank 3 enters the first cleaning pipe 6 through the first water outlet pipe and enters the second cleaning pipe 7 through the second water outlet pipe. At the same time, the control module controls the first delivery pump 61 and the second delivery pump 72 to operate, and pumps the water in the first cleaning pipe 6 and the second cleaning pipe 7 to the equipment to be cleaned, so as to perform preliminary water washing on the equipment to be cleaned. After running for a preset time, the control module controls the first water outlet valve 31 and the second water outlet valve 32 to close, and at the same time controls the first delivery pump 61 and the second delivery pump 72 to stop working;

[0033] Step S3: preparing alkaline cleaning solution; the control module controls the water inlet valve 21 to open, and external tap water enters the dilution alkali cylinder 2. At the same time, the control module controls the alkali adding diaphragm air pump 5 to pump the concentrated alkali solution in the alkali barrel 1 into the dilution alkali cylinder 2, mixes it with the water in the dilution alkali cylinder 2, and dilutes it to obtain an alkaline cleaning solution of a preset concentration. The water inlet amount of the dilution alkali cylinder 2 is controlled by controlling the opening time of the water inlet valve 21, and the amount of concentrated alkali solution is controlled by controlling the working time of the alkali adding diaphragm air pump 5;

[0034] Step S4: Alkali washing; the control module controls the first liquid outlet valve 25 and the second liquid outlet valve 26 to open, so that the alkaline cleaning liquid in the diluted alkali cylinder 2 can enter the first cleaning pipe 6 and the second cleaning pipe 7. At the same time, the control module controls the first delivery pump 61 and the second delivery pump 72 to work, and pumps the alkaline cleaning liquid in the first cleaning pipe 6 and the second cleaning pipe 7 to the equipment to be cleaned. After running for a preset time, the control module controls the first liquid outlet valve 25 and the second liquid outlet valve 26 to close, and at the same time controls the first delivery pump 61 and the second delivery pump 72 to stop working;

[0035] Step S5: secondary water washing; the same as the water washing step in step S2;

[0036] Step S6: pickling; the control module controls the first water outlet valve 31 and the second water outlet valve 32 to open, so that the water in the water tank 3 enters the first cleaning pipe 6 through the first water outlet pipe and enters the second cleaning pipe 7 through the second water outlet pipe. The control module controls the first disinfection pump 41 to transport the concentrated acid liquid in the disinfection water bucket 4 to the first water outlet pipe to be mixed with water and diluted into an acidic cleaning liquid of a preset concentration. The control module controls the second disinfection pump 42 to transport the concentrated acid liquid in the disinfection water bucket 4 to the second water outlet pipe to be mixed with water and diluted into an acidic cleaning liquid of a preset concentration. The control module controls the first delivery pump 61 and the second delivery pump 72 to work, and pump the acidic cleaning liquid in the first cleaning pipe 6 and the second cleaning pipe 7 to the equipment to be cleaned. After running for a preset time, the control module controls the first water outlet valve 31 and the second water outlet valve 32 to close, and at the same time controls the first disinfection pump 41, the second disinfection pump 42, the first delivery pump 61 and the second delivery pump 72 to stop working.

[0037] Step S7: three water washings; the same as the water washing steps in step S2.

[0038] The CIP cleaning system of the present application is applied to the soy sauce production process. Through the control module, it provides water washing, acid washing and alkaline washing for the equipment to be cleaned according to the cleaning program. It can clean the production equipment quickly, timely and thoroughly without disassembling the production equipment, thereby saving production costs. It has a high degree of automation and improves the production efficiency in the soy sauce production process. It solves the problems of high production costs and low production efficiency of conventional off-line cleaning in the soy sauce processing industry in the existing industry.

[0039] In some embodiments, the first disinfection pump 41 and the second disinfection pump 42 are centrifugal pumps with preset openings and constant power to ensure that the amount of concentrated acid liquid delivered and the water in the pipeline can be diluted to produce an acid cleaning solution of a preset concentration.

[0040] In some embodiments, the water tank 3 is provided with a first drain valve 33 to facilitate cleaning and draining of the water tank 3 .

[0041] In some embodiments, the dilution alkali cylinder 2 is provided with a second drain valve 22 to facilitate cleaning and draining of the dilution alkali cylinder 2 .

[0042] In some embodiments, the dilution alkali cylinder 2 is provided with an alkali recovery pipeline, and the alkali recovery pipeline is provided with an alkali recovery valve 23. Through this arrangement, it is convenient to recycle the unused alkaline cleaning liquid, reduce costs and avoid waste.

[0043] In some embodiments, the alkali recovery pipeline is provided with a sewage pipeline, and the sewage pipeline is provided with a third sewage valve 24 to facilitate cleaning and sewage discharge of the alkali recovery pipeline.

[0044] In some embodiments, both the dilution alkali tank 2 and the water tank 3 are provided with exhaust gas discharge ports.

[0045] In some embodiments, the control module uses a PLC controller to control the opening and closing of each valve and each pump through a preset program, so that the cleaning process is fully automatic without human intervention, thereby improving cleaning efficiency.

[0046] In some embodiments, the concentrated alkali solution is 99% sodium hydroxide, the alkaline cleaning solution is 1% sodium hydroxide, the concentrated acid solution is 30% to 50% nitric acid, and the acidic cleaning solution is 1.2% nitric acid.

[0047] In some embodiments, the first cleaning pipe 6 and the second cleaning pipe 7 can be connected to the same set of equipment to be cleaned, or can be connected to different equipment to be cleaned respectively.

[0048] The utility model is a CIP cleaning system for soy sauce production. By adding a set of CIP cleaning system to soy sauce production and processing equipment, the original manual cleaning is replaced by automatic cleaning by the system, thereby reducing the labor intensity of employees, improving efficiency and improving cleaning effect.

[0049] It should be noted that the preferred embodiments of the present invention are given in the specification and drawings of the present invention. However, the present invention can be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described in this specification. These embodiments do not serve as additional limitations on the content of the present invention. The purpose of providing these embodiments is to make the understanding of the disclosure of the present invention more thorough and comprehensive. In addition, the above-mentioned technical features continue to be combined with each other to form various embodiments not listed above, which are all considered to be within the scope of the description of the present invention; further, it is obvious to those skilled in the art that improvements or changes can be made based on the above description, and all such improvements and changes should fall within the scope of protection of the claims attached to the present invention.

Claims

1. CIP cleaning system for soy sauce production, characterized by: include: Alkali barrel, diluted alkali tank, water tank, disinfection water barrel, first disinfection pump, second disinfection pump, alkali adding diaphragm air pump, first cleaning pipe, second cleaning pipe and control unit; The alkali adding diaphragm air pump can pump the concentrated alkali solution in the alkali barrel into the diluted alkali cylinder to prepare an alkaline cleaning solution. The diluted alkali cylinder is provided with a first liquid outlet valve, a second liquid outlet valve and a water inlet valve. The first liquid outlet valve is connected to the first cleaning pipe, the second liquid outlet valve is connected to the second cleaning pipe, and the water inlet valve is connected to the external tap water pipe. The water tank is connected to an external tap water pipe, and is provided with a first water outlet pipe and a second water outlet pipe, wherein the first water outlet pipe is connected to a first cleaning pipe, and the second water outlet pipe is connected to the second cleaning pipe, and a first water outlet valve is provided on the first water outlet pipe, and a second water outlet valve is provided on the second water outlet pipe; The first disinfection pump can transport the concentrated acid liquid in the disinfection water bucket to the first water outlet pipe, and the second disinfection pump can transport the concentrated acid liquid in the disinfection water bucket to the second water outlet pipe; The first cleaning pipe and the second cleaning pipe can be connected to the cleaning port of the equipment to be cleaned respectively. The first cleaning pipe is provided with a first delivery pump, and the second cleaning pipe is provided with a second delivery pump; The control unit is electrically connected to the alkali-adding diaphragm air pump, the water inlet valve, the first liquid outlet valve, the second liquid outlet valve, the first water outlet valve, the second water outlet valve, the first disinfection pump, the second disinfection pump, the first delivery pump and the second delivery pump respectively.

2. The CIP cleaning system for soy sauce production according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first disinfection pump and the second disinfection pump are both centrifugal pumps with preset openings and constant power.

3. The CIP cleaning system for soy sauce production according to claim 1, characterized in that: The water tank is provided with a first sewage valve.

4. The CIP cleaning system for soy sauce production according to claim 1, characterized in that: The dilution alkali cylinder is provided with a second sewage valve.

5. The CIP cleaning system for soy sauce production according to claim 1, characterized in that: The dilution alkali cylinder is provided with an alkali recovery pipeline, and the alkali recovery pipeline is provided with an alkali recovery valve.

6. The CIP cleaning system for soy sauce production according to claim 5, characterized in that: The alkali recovery pipeline is provided with a sewage pipeline, and the sewage pipeline is provided with a third sewage valve.

7. The CIP cleaning system for soy sauce production according to claim 1, characterized in that: The dilution alkali tank and the water tank are both provided with waste gas discharge ports.